Chapter 1. Psychophysics and Neuroscience.
Learning Objectives
- Distinguish between sensation and perception
- Distinguish between top-down and bottom-up contributions to perception
- Differentiate between absolute threshold, a difference threshold, and magnitude estimation
- Describe the pros and cons of different methods of estimating a threshold
- Name the major divisions of the nervous system and their function
- Differentiate between afferent and efferent neurons
- Describe the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential
- Describe the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential
- Explain how information is communicated from one neuron to another cell
- Explain the pros and cons of different neuroimaging methods in sensation and perception
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